A tour de force of the live literature circuit,
Hannah Silva follows up on the success of her sold-out show Schlock!
with a special performance of her genre-defying debut record
Talk in a Bit.

Silva will perform with world-renowned Japanese
sound artist Tomomi Adachi, whohas
designed infra-red sensor jackets that enable sound to be
choreographed through the body. Prepare for a truly original
experience of music, atmosphere and words.

Tomomi Adachi (c) Matthias Groebel

City of Literature festival spotlight

Our City of Literature programme is
presented in partnership with Norfolk & Norwich Festival.
Below, we have hand-picked our favourite events for readers,
writers, thinkers and change-makers.

We welcome number-one Sunday Times bestselling
author and master of suspense Jeffery Deaver to Norwich
UNESCO City of Literature. The Cutting Edge sees
Deaver’s most popular character, Lincoln Rhyme, at work
again in NYC as he tries to catch a killer targeting
couples just as they start out on their lives together.

‘The best psychological thriller writer
around’ – The Times

GOING NUCLEAR

Fred Pearce

Sunday 27 May, 11.15am, Literature Tent,
Chapelfield Gardens, Norwich

How concerned should we be about nuclear
technology? What effect will radioactive waste have on
generations to come? In Fallout, prize-winning
science writer and environmental consultant to the New
Scientist Fred Pearce takes a definitive look at
humanity’s nuclear adventure. Part of the City of
Literature weekend at Norfolk & Norwich Festival.

Both shows will take place at The Birdcage
pub and cost only £3 a ticket.

Free events in Norwich

Who's Afraid of Populism?

Monday 23 April, 7.30pm, The Forum, Norwich

A series of events exploring the biggest
questions of our time, organised in partnership with UEA.
Why are so many from, or dismayed by, their legislators and
governments? Is populism a challenge or an opportunity? Pre-bookings have now closed. Any vacant seats
on the night will be allocated to non-ticket-holders on a
first come, first served basis.Read more >>

UEA Live: Imogen Hermes Gowar

Thursday 3 May, 6.30pm, Dragon Hall, Norwich

Our headliner for the next UEA Live is
Imogen Hermes Gowar, whose debut novel The Mermaid and
Mrs Hancock was longlisted for the 2018 Desmond Elliott
Prize. Imogen will be joined by some of the best emerging
talent from UEA's Creative Writing MA and special faculty
guest reader, Rachel Hore. Free entry - no booking
required. Read more >>

Last chance to apply!

Literary Translation Summer School

Only a few days remain to apply for the
International Literary Translation & Creative Writing Summer
School, delivered by the British Centre for Literary Translation
in partnership with Writers' Centre Norwich. This one-week
intensive programme of workshops is designed to encourage
collaboration and peer learning between literary translators in a
small group setting.

Deadline for applications: Sunday 15 April

Image (c) Anita Staff

Features & Interviews

Norwich
and Nottingham to host global Cities of Literature
gathering in 2019

Norwich and Nottingham, two of the UK’s four
Cities of Literature, will host a global gathering of the
UNESCO Cities of Literature from 28 countries in 2019. The
week-long programme - Nottwich 2019 - will be the
first time that the prestigious international forum has
taken place in England.

Discover
Norfolk's independent bookshops

Norfolk is home to bookshops of all shapes
and sizes, some well-known and others far from the beaten path.
To celebrate English Tourism Week in March, we
explored over 30 of the region’s independent bookshops (and
nearby places to visit), found in the grounds of stately
homes, along the beautiful Norfolk coast and nestled within
Norwich, England’s first UNESCO City of Literature.

Recommended
stories for young readers under 10

Each year, International Children's Book Day
is celebrated on or around the birthday of Hans Christian
Andersen (2 April), to inspire a love of reading and great
stories by bringing children and books together around the
world. To mark the occasion, we spoke to local experts from
Jarrold and Waterstones about their favourite titles that
they would recommend to children who are three, six and
nine years old.

Parkinson's
and the Tango Effect

'Ten years ago, newly freed from a lifetime
of teaching by a diagnosis of Parkinson's, I considered my
options...' Former
English teacher Kate Swindlehurst details her writing
journey; via a Parkinson's diagnosis, winning a place on
the Writers' Centre Norwich Escalator talent development
scheme, and dancing the tango.

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Sustainable Societies writing competition

Deadline: 10pm, Thursday 19 April

The University of Southampton is looking for short
stories of any genre – up to 3,500 words – that in some way touch
upon ideas around building a sustainable society. Winners will
appear in a prize anthology, and the 'best story' will also win a
cash prize. Read more >>

Skulduggery in Stowmarket

26 - 30 April, Stowmarket Library

Suffolk's newest crime writers' festival features
four days of talks by top crime writers, a quiz, a murder mystery
to solve, workshops and a day of activities for younger readers.
£5 per author talk or £20 for all of Saturday's author talks. Read more >>

OPEN Creatives - weekly workshops for young people

Every Tuesday, 5 - 6pm, OPEN Norwich, free entry

OPEN Creatives is a weekly creative writing
workshop that focuses on fostering and funneling young
people’s imaginative ideas into the form of writing. Each week
participants are encouraged to share what they have created
(within or outside of the workshop). Read more >>

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